bulla

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The store sold everyday goods and featured a large brick oven that was used to make its famous bulla cakes, flavorful flat pastries made with flour, ginger and molasses.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2021

In ancient times, a seal stamp, or bulla, was used to authenticate documents or items.

From Fox News • Apr. 1, 2019

Remarks.—N. a. subsolana is characterized by the combination of small size, dark color, small auditory bulla and relatively broad braincase.

From A New Species of Wood Rat (Neotoma) from Northeastern Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul

Hind feet densely covered with long hair; ear short; tympanic bulla of moderate size.

From A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)

According to Pliny the elder, the bulla, or amulet, was first hung by Tarquinius Priscus on the neck of his son.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various